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Would You Eat Fallen Food?

Azure Sage

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Say you dropped some food on the floor. Do you go by the 5 second rule and pick it up fast and eat it? Or do you throw it out?

I abide by the 0 second rule. As soon as fallen food touches the floor, it's dead to the world. I toss it. I think its disgusting and unsanitary to eat food that fell on a place where everyone's feet was just stepping a minute ago.

My family has other ideas. My mom doesnt care at all and it drives her crazy when I do this. And it drives me crazy that shes so laid back about it. I can't even look at other people doing it, it grosses me out so much.

What about you guys? Do you care or do you not care?
 

Echolight

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I don't really care. I mean, it's not going to kill you.

It depends on how clean the floor is and what kind of food it is. If the food is something sticky, no way am I picking it up and eating it haha. But if it's a fruit like an apple or an orange, I'll pick it up, rinse it off, and eat it.
 
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I usually eat food off the floor if I drop it, sometimes I'll eat like a cereal piece hours later that I didn't notice I dropped... But there's exceptions. It really depends on the type of food and the floor I drop it on. If it's like a wet noodle and I drop it on the dusty carpet; no I'm not gonna eat it. That's yucky.
 
Also, isn't it the three second rule?

I don't make a habit of eating fallen food because I don't often drop it.

It depends what I drop though, wet food with sauce etc I won't eat it but if it's dry food it has more of a chance.

But I'm not a clutz.
 

Spiritual Mask Salesman

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Depends on the floor and if it's food that can be salvaged. If the floor is clean, and its a dry food that can be washed off, or wouldn't pick up much bacteria anyway, I would pick it up. I only do this in my own home though because I know my floor is clean, anywhere else, if it falls it's going in the trash. I usually don't drop food though.
 

Jimmu

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I don't think I can remember the last time I dropped food on the floor but I think 99% of the time I would not eat it. Maybe if I had just cleaned the floor, nobody else had walked on it, and the food was easily washable then I would eat it but otherwise nope.

Honestly, if I am eating out and I drop a fry on the table I won't even eat that. Though I am more strict on that nowadays due to COVID.
 

Ninja

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There have been times where I've dropped a chicken wing at home, rinsed and ate it. Can't let that protein go to waste! Anything dropped on carpet is a no go though.
 

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